7th
June
2008
Game 61: What’s a win, and why is it 85 in the U.P.?
posted in 2008 season, Cleveland Indians |Tigers 8
Indians 4
Recap:
- A Bonderman jersey hung in the Tigers dugout. I suggest “Win One(-hundred) For Jeremy” as a team slogan.
- Edgar Rentria broke open a tight game with a grand slam in the eighth inning, providing Tigers fans with the rare glimpse of someone else’s bullpen melting down. This came after Marcus Thames tied the game at 3-3 with a solo homerun to lead off the inning, and Miguel Cabrera driving in the go-ahead run with a shot to left field.
- Kenny Rogers didn’t get the win, but he did get another quality start.
- Zach Miner did get the win, but he provided Todd Jones with a chance to get the save by having a rocky ninth inning.
- And Jonesy did get the save.
- So good times all around.
- In the outfield, the Tigers used Brent Clevlen and Ryan Raburn in place of Curtis Granderson and Magglio Ordonez. Maggs DH’d. Grandy avoided left-handed pitching.
- And it was nice to see Raburn showing off his cannon.
- Inge caught, as Pudge got the day off.
- Rogers made an error, diving for a bunted ball and throwing it. It looked real pretty but it didn’t exactly arrive remotely near Cabrera and resulted in the runner moving to third and eventually scoring.
Analysis
- Will losing Bonderman be the catalyst the Tigers need to come together as a team, battle the odds and get out of the doldrums? Nothing else has worked, but I’m open for looking for positives.
- I like the added defense in the outfield. Actually added defense ANYWHERE is fine by me.
